Opponents met outside closed Jamesville church

About 80 people attended a prayer service outside the closed St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Jamesville this morning.

The service on the sidewalk directly in front of the church came days after Syracuse diocesan officials told parishioners they must leave the premises where they had held around-the-clock vigil for seven months.

The group is upset at the closure of the church.

"We have built a community and we don't want it broken," said Mary Cargian, a 52-year parishioner of the church.